Bataille, Georges
(1897–1962)French religious historian, philosopher and novelist. For most of his professional life he worked as a librarian, which not only gave him access to vast collections of arcane texts and items but also plenty of free time to trawl through them, as his various works amply evidence. Contradicting the stereotypical image of the librarian as an anti-social type who prefers books to people, Bataille was a great organizer: he was one of the founding members of the Collège de Sociologie (along with ... ...
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